Weather Records on 2 February 2006

964 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 February 2006. Highest significance: Jennings, US.

Key Facts for 2 February 2006

On 2 February 2006, 964 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
573 were record highs and 145 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 923 daily.
Jennings set a daily record precipitation of 122.2 mm (4.8 in) on 2 February 2006.
Across 153 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 546 records.

Record Map

964 stations

964 station records on 2 February 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 February 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jennings	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Ruby Lake Nwr	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Yeelana (Brimpton Lake)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Koppio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cummins	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sheringa (Lake Hamilton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Natchitoches	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan del Rio	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tumby Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moreton Telegraph Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yallunda Flat (Meetigilly)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Winslow AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hill City 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	137.2 cm (54.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	42.0 C (107.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Livermore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Los Gatos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yampa	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elliston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aspendell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Savannah Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Hope (Fairview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mojave	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Canyon Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tallahassee	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Valdosta Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Murrurundi Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.7 C (105.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beowawe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Scone Scs	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	43.5 C (110.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mito	Japan	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Luna Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
McGill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bitter Lakes Wl Refuge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alma Bacon Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Amatenango del Valle	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vytegra	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-37.5 C (-35.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Placerville 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Allison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Unionville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Atoka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bremond	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rockdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Quirindi Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	43.4 C (110.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tokyo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Roosevelt Roads	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sailes Fire Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jarrell	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

964 records

Records set or tied on 2 February 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 277, Lowest daily maximum 75, Highest daily minimum 296, Lowest daily minimum 70, Heaviest daily rainfall 217, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 2 February 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	277
Lowest daily maximum	75
Highest daily minimum	296
Lowest daily minimum	70
Heaviest daily rainfall	217
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 2 February 2006 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 33, daily 923.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

755 broken records

Margins by which the 755 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 February 2006

Top 20 records on 2 February 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 February 2006	Jennings, US	daily rain	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	47 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 February 2006	Ruby Lake Nwr, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 February 2006	Georgetown, US	daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	112 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 2006	Yeelana (Brimpton Lake), AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 2006	Koppio, AU	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 2006	Meeker, US	daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	4.1 cm (1.6 in)	103 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 2006	Cummins, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 2006	Sheringa (Lake Hamilton), AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 2006	Natchitoches, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	109 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 2006	San Juan del Rio, MX	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	58 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 2006	Tumby Bay, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 2006	Moreton Telegraph Station, AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	115 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 2006	Howell Wwtp, US	daily high max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	103 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 2006	Yallunda Flat (Meetigilly), AU	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 2006	Winslow AP, US	daily high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	95 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 2006	Hill City 1 W, US	daily snow depth	137.2 cm (54.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	60 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 2006	Gunnedah Pool, AU	daily high max	42.0 C (107.6 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	104 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 2006	Livermore, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	99 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 2006	Los Gatos, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	99 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 2006	Santa Cruz, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	99 years	40 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1795 to 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2006. 2006 had 964 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 02-02 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1796	1
1803	2
1805	2
1830	2
1843	1
1846	1
1851	1
1852	1
1862	2
1866	4
1873	2
1874	1
1877	1
1881	3
1885	2
1887	3
1888	2
1889	1
1892	6
1893	3
1894	2
1895	6
1896	1
1897	7
1898	7
1899	5
1900	3
1901	3
1902	18
1903	17
1904	8
1905	18
1906	16
1907	10
1908	11
1909	28
1910	6
1911	41
1912	46
1913	28
1914	63
1915	62
1916	26
1917	86
1918	25
1919	26
1920	44
1921	118
1922	84
1923	196
1924	352
1925	125
1926	104
1927	198
1928	197
1929	159
1930	117
1931	267
1932	231
1933	314
1934	681
1935	471
1936	347
1937	158
1938	280
1939	424
1940	534
1941	372
1942	329
1943	194
1944	321
1945	648
1946	296
1947	271
1948	308
1949	425
1950	1,513
1951	1,465
1952	666
1953	480
1954	913
1955	419
1956	1,323
1957	428
1958	231
1959	427
1960	590
1961	972
1962	820
1963	850
1964	223
1965	337
1966	601
1967	826
1968	844
1969	492
1970	800
1971	1,011
1972	630
1973	1,364
1974	1,019
1975	557
1976	1,207
1977	387
1978	738
1979	1,390
1980	757
1981	1,084
1982	866
1983	1,692
1984	309
1985	2,477
1986	1,112
1987	949
1988	1,405
1989	2,587
1990	1,438
1991	869
1992	1,224
1993	851
1994	799
1995	1,222
1996	2,641
1997	551
1998	832
1999	976
2000	625
2001	1,048
2002	1,502
2003	1,561
2004	1,399
2005	1,030
2006	964
2007	1,124
2008	742
2009	478
2010	1,722
2011	2,310
2012	1,122
2013	615
2014	627
2015	837
2016	1,497
2017	386
2018	838
2019	697
2020	1,333
2021	880
2022	568
2023	297
2024	1,161
2025	1,000
2026	775

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Data for records on 2006-02-02: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	740
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1